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palmBrE /pɑːm/NAmE /pɑːm/ nounthe inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers 手掌；手心◆He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand. 他把小鸟轻轻地托在掌心。◆sweaty palms 汗涔涔的手掌◆to read sb's palm (= to say what you think will happen to sb by looking at the lines on their palm) 看手相 (also ˈpalm tree) a straight tree with a mass of long leaves at the top, growing in tropical countries. There are several types of palm tree, some of which produce fruit 棕榈树◆a date palm 枣椰树◆a coconut palm 椰子树◆palm leaves/fronds/groves 棕榈叶；棕榈树丛 ●have sb in the ˌpalm of your ˈhandto have complete control or influence over sb 完全控制某人；把某人攥在手心里●ˌcross sb's ˌpalm with ˈsilverto give sb money so that they will do you a favour, especially tell your fortune 为得到好处而给某人钱；（尤指）付钱请人算命●grease sb's ˈpalm(old-fashioned, informal) to give sb money in order to persuade them to do sth dishonest 向某人行贿；用金钱收买 SYN bribe palmBrE /pɑːm/NAmE /pɑːm/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they palm BrE /pɑːm/ NAmE /pɑːm/present simple - he / she / it palms BrE /pɑːmz/ NAmE /pɑːmz/past simple palmed BrE /pɑːmd/ NAmE /pɑːmd/past participle palmed BrE /pɑːmd/ NAmE /pɑːmd/ -ing form palming BrE /ˈpɑːmɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpɑːmɪŋ/~ sthto hide a coin, card, etc. in your hand, especially when performing a trick 把…藏在手中（尤指玩戏法） ●ˌpalm sb↔ˈoff (with sth)(informal) to persuade sb to believe an excuse or an explanation that is not true, in order to stop them asking questions or complaining （借口某事）欺骗搪塞某人，骗过某人●ˌpalm sth↔ˈoff (on/onto sb)●ˌpalm sb↔ˈoff (with sth)(informal) to persuade sb to accept sth that has no value or that you do not want, especially by tricking them 哄骗他人接受（无价值或自己不要的东西）；用假货行骗◆She's always palming the worst jobs off on her assistant. 她总是哄骗她的助手做最苦的差事。◆Make sure he doesn't try to palm you off with faulty goods. 当心别上当让他把残次品卖给你。●ˌpalm sth ˈoff as sth(informal) to tell sb that sth is better than it is, especially in order to sell it 推销假货；以假乱真◆They were trying to palm the table off as a genuine antique. 他们在设法把那张普通桌子当真正的古董推销出去。 |
